Welcome to the North American Pony Futurity website. The NAPF (a 501 c 3 organization) was formed after several years of brain storming at shows by many pony enthusiasts. Although many were hoping for a showcase for our young North American bred performance and breeding stock there seemed to be no appropriate venue available during the best time of the year for the youngsters..

With the announcement of the Old Dominion Horse Show and North American Championship taking place in July 2010 in the heart of Virginia pony breeding country, our dream was able to come true. The NAPF  committee members feel that this will be the perfect location to draw pony fans from all over North America, with easy access to I-95, I-64 and minutes from the Richmond Airport. The show will be “AA” rated for the pony hunters and will offer Derby style stake classes for ponies, costume pony hunt teams, as well as a full rated pony breeding section. Old Dominion will be advertising heavily hosting many activities to draw prospective pony purchasers.

Through stallion and foal nomination fees, sponsorships and our “Friends of the Pony Futurity “ programs we will launch lucrative incentive fund awards to our breeders, owners and stallion owners. We have modeled our awards structure after the International Hunter Futurity which has been running successfully for over 20 years. In past years several owners have taken home over $30,000 in winnings

Our future plans include pictorial stallion listings (free to all stallions nominated), pony classifieds, a stud service auction, fund raising activities, and hopefully in years to come perhaps an auction to follow our Saturday Pony Futurity classes. We hope to next year have a booth at the USEF Pony Finals. We will have Amateur /Junior handler awards, Lifetime achievement awards and recognition of our most successful handlers. A massive media awareness campaign through print, websites and email will soon be underway. Watch for news about our growth.

North Americans have had a highly successful history of producing some of the best performance ponies in the world.  We feel our new futurity will provide a showcase for our beautiful and athletic animals.  It will provide a perfect promotional and sales opportunity for our breeders and a place for buyers to buy North American.

In our sophomore year as we build our organization, we hope many of you will join us in this dream. Nominate your stallions and youngsters, (up to 5 years old for 2010), become a “Friend of the Pony Futurity” and consider our sponsorship opportunities. Donate a perpetual trophy in honor of a loved one, a favorite trainer, or after one of your best ponies. Offer to volunteer, donate to our silent auction. We are currently seeking volunteers as state representatives to help with distribution of our literature at your area shows and events and provide awareness to pony enthusiasts in your area. If any of you are writers, we could use a person to serve as our Corresponding Secretary and a NAPF Historian. We are also searching for a few more steering committee members. If you would like to serve in any way please use the contacts below.

Please excuse our website while it is under construction and check back frequently as more information on the program is posted, and nomination forms are available for download.

            Our board and representatives envision the NAPF as a solidifying and inclusive network for all pony enthusiasts, both young and old. We welcome you to be part of this organization and join us in advancing the future of pony breeding in North America.